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  • The Berlin Exchange
    The Berlin Exchange: A Novel
    Joseph Kanon
    Paperback: 03/14/2023
     
    From "master of the genre" (the Washington Post) Joseph Kanon, an espionage thriller set at the height of the ...
  • The Lies I Tell
    The Lies I Tell: A Novel
    Julie Clark
    Paperback: 03/07/2023
     
    The Lies I Tell is a twisted domestic thriller that dives deep into the psyches and motivations of two women ...
  • Birnam Wood
    Birnam Wood: A Novel
    Eleanor Catton
    Hardcover: 03/07/2023
     
    The Booker Prize–winning author of The Luminaries brings us Birnam Wood, a gripping thriller of high ...
  • What Lies in the Woods
    What Lies in the Woods: A Novel
    Kate Alice Marshall
    Hardcover: 01/17/2023
     
    Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, betrayal, and ...
  • The Last House on the Street
    The Last House on the Street: A Novel
    Diane Chamberlain
    Paperback: 01/17/2023
     
    A community's past sins rise to the surface in New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain's The Last ...
  • This Might Hurt
    This Might Hurt
    Stephanie Wrobel
    Paperback: 01/10/2023
     
    From the USA Today bestselling and Edgar-nominated author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel ...
  • The Villa
    The Villa: A Novel
    Rachel Hawkins
    Hardcover: 01/03/2023
     
    From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an ...
  • The Bandit Queens
    The Bandit Queens: A Novel
    Parini Shroff
    Hardcover: 01/03/2023
     
    A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful—until other ...
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